diff --git a/lib/pages/spaces_management/all_spaces/widgets/community_structure_widget.dart b/lib/pages/spaces_management/all_spaces/widgets/community_structure_widget.dart
index 165ddf34..c83c9ca9 100644
--- a/lib/pages/spaces_management/all_spaces/widgets/community_structure_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/spaces_management/all_spaces/widgets/community_structure_widget.dart
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ class _CommunityStructureAreaState extends State<CommunityStructureArea> {
 
     SpaceModel duplicateRecursive(SpaceModel original, Offset parentPosition,
         SpaceModel? duplicatedParent) {
-      Offset newPosition = parentPosition + Offset(horizontalGap, 0);
+      Offset newPosition =
+          Offset(parentPosition.dx + horizontalGap, original.position.dy);
 
       while (spaces.any((s) =>
           (s.position - newPosition).distance < horizontalGap &&
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ class _CommunityStructureAreaState extends State<CommunityStructureArea> {
           final newConnection = Connection(
             startSpace: duplicatedParent,
             endSpace: duplicated,
-            direction: "down",
+            direction: original.incomingConnection?.direction ?? 'down',
           );
           connections.add(newConnection);
           duplicated.incomingConnection = newConnection;
@@ -722,5 +723,4 @@ class _CommunityStructureAreaState extends State<CommunityStructureArea> {
       duplicateRecursive(space, space.position, duplicatedParent);
     }
   }
-
 }